Asian Games 2023 Day 1 Highlights, September 24: India win 3 silver, 2 bronze medals as rowers and shooters dominate opening day

Asian Games Day 1 Live coverage ends

That's all from our Live coverage of the Asian Games 2023 Day 1 with Indian bagging five medals on the opening day with Rowing winning two of the silver medals while Shooting grabbed one silver. However, the hunt for first gold medal resumes early morning. Do join us in at 6:30 AM IST for all the updates. This is your host Aditya K Halder ,signing off for now!

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Wushu: Sunil Singh loses quarterfinal bout

India’s Sunil Singh lost against Philippines’ Arnel Mandal in the men’s 56kg 1/8 final as the rival win by just a point!

Asian Games 2023, Esports: India's EA Sports FC's campaign ends

Both Charanjot Singh and Karman Singh of EA Sports FC are out of the medal run after losing matches at various stages of the losers' bracket.

Swimming: India finish seventh in women's 4x100 freestyle relay

India were no match to the powerhouse China, who break the Asian Games record while finishing almost five seconds ahead of second-placed Japan. India clock 3:54.66 seconds to finish among the bottom two with Macao China

Asian Games Table Tennis: India make quarters exit in men's team event!

Sharath Kamal goes down in the final side to teenager Oh Junsung 12-10 in a hard-fought final set! India are out of the medal run with that defeat as they lose to South Korea 3-0 with G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai falling short against the mighty Koreans!

Football: India qualify for the knockout stages!

Full Time! It's India 1-1 Myanmar and Sunil Chhetri & team are still through to the next stages as the runners-up of the group behind China while Myanmar will have to wait to know their fate as a lucky loser! India certainly have avoided Japan in the knockout stages. It's the first half penalty spot goal by Chhetri that turned crucial despite equaliser by Myanmar in the second half!

Asian Games 2023: Sharath Kamal takes 4th game 11-2

Sharath Kamal vs Oh Junsung so far: 11-2, 9-11, 1-11, 11-2. It's all down to the deciding fifth set for one winner of the match! South Korea meanwhile lead 2-0, a loss for Sharath is game over for India

Asian Games 2023: Sharath Kamal races to 8-1 lead in 4th game

This match is getting hard to explain as Sharath Kamal comes back strong just when we thought he has ran out of steam for the day. It remains to be seen if he closes the match soon from here or allow the Korean teenager another look in?

Asian Games 2023: Oh Junsung gives Kamal taste of his own medicine!

The Korean teenager has his sort of revenge as he wins the third game 11-1 in just four minutes! Oh now leads the match 2-1!

Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal lose second game

Kamal's 17-year-old rival Oh Junsung responds with a fightback as he wins the second game after taking 9-8 lead in the game. It's 1-1 after two games while India trail 2-0 in the tie to South Korea

Asian Games 2023, football: Myanmar equalise!

75' Myanmar's substitute Htwe Yan Kyaw heads in from close range to make it 1-1! India still are finishing as the runners-up in the group as they have a better goal difference than Myanmar at the moment!

Table Tennis: India 0-2 South Korea

G Sathiyan loses the second match 3-2 despite taking a 2-0 earlier as Ganghyeon Park won the final game. Meanwhile the third singles match is underway and veteran Sharath Kamal wins the first game swiftly 11-2 after taking 8-0 lead!

Asian Games 2023 Swimming: Srihari Nataraj finishes 6th in 100m backstroke

Srihari Nataraj clocks a 54.48 seconds to finish sixth in the men's 100m backstroke. China's Xu Jiayu was on a different level, setting an Asian Games record of 52.23s to win gold. His personal best, also a national record, in 100m backstroke is 53.77 seconds in 2021!

Football: India 1-0 Myanmar

61' Myanmar have gained momentum in attack and are putting pressure on the Indian defense to sit deep while the South Asian side is taking a shot every time they get near the box. Will India be punished for not burying the game early in the second half?

Table Tennis: G Sathiyan squanders 2-0 lead

G Sathiyan sees his 2-0 lead evaporate as Ganghyeon Park wins the third and fourth games to level the score 2-2. The match 2 goes into the decider fifth set!

Asian Games 2023 Live, Football: India waste opportunities to extend lead

54' Rahim Ali and Gurkeerat Singh miss one-on-one-chances with the Myanmar goalkeeper but couldn't change the scoreline. It remains India 1-0 Myanmar! Click the hyperlink below for Instant updates from the football match

Asian Games 2023 Live TT: Sathiyan fights back for India

G Sathiyan wins the first two games of the second match against Ganghyeon Park 12-10, 11-5. South Korea currently lead the tie 1-0 after Harmeet Desai lost to An Jaehyun

Asian Games 2023: India 1-0 Myanmar at Half Time

Sunil Chhetri's 23rd-minute goal from the spot gave India the lead at the half-time. And if the scoreboard remains unchanged, India will progress to the next round as the runners-up from the group behind hosts China

Asian Games 2023 Live, Football: India 1-0 Myanmmar

38' Despite going 1-0 down early in the match, Myanmar have approached the game positively and with some urgency as they have put Indian backline under pressure with their high pressing. Read Instant Updates below:

Asian Games Men's TT: India trail 0-1 to South Korea

Jaehyun An beat Harmeet Desai 9-11, 8-11, 9-11 in the first game to give South Korea 1-0 lead in the men's team quarterfinal tie.

Asian Games TT 2023: Harmeet Desai loses back-to-back 2nd game

Harmeet Desai is no match to An Jaehyun in the opening singles face-off in India vs South Korea quarterfinals as the Korean now leads 2-0!

GOOOOALLLLLL!

India take 1-0 lead over Myanmar as Sunil Chhetri scores from the spot in the 23rd minute! The referee pointed to the spot after Rahul KP was tackled from behind inside the box when he just had the goalkeeper to beat. Click on the link below for Instant updates from India vs Myanmmar!

Asian Games 2023 Table Tennis: India vs South Korea

The first match is underway and national champion Harmeet Desai loses the first game 11-9! A tough tie for Indians, who face one of the most successful sides in the continent, if not the world.

Asian Games 2023 Live, Football: India 0-0 Myanmar

10' The early minutes saw no concrete chances for either side but Myanmar have far more clarity in their movements and that's why they have won set pieces, which brought them closer to the goal! Instant updates in the hyperlink below

India vs Myanmar in Men's football

Players are out in the middle and Indian national anthem's rendition is being played while the Indian players are pumped up as they sing 'Jana Gana Mana' at the top of their voice! Follow further in the hyperlink below!

Asian Games 2023 Live: India vs Myanmar in football

Coach Igor Stimac reveals line-up! It' a three-at-the-back formation again as Chingelsana Singh, Sandesh Jhingan, Narender start in defense ahead of goalkeeper Dhiraj Singh. Amarjit Singh, Kynshi Samuel James, form the midfield while Bryce Miranda, Abdul Rabeeh are on the flanks. Sunil Chhetri and Rahul KP in all likely are wide forwards while Rahim Ali is the number 9! The match is to begin at 5 PM IST!

Nikhat Zareen win by unanimous verdict!

Nikhat Zareen makes light work of World Championships silver medallist Thi Tam Nguyen with a unanimous verdict. That's an electrifiying debut by the two-time World Champion, who now moves on to the pre-quarterfinals!

Nikhat Zareen continue to dominate

The World Champion continued her dominance against her familiar rival as she made many hard contacts during the second round, forcing the referee to halt the bout once in the second round

Nikhat Zareen dominates opening round!

Nikhat Zareen was the clear cut winner in the opening round as her aggressive approach often took her Vietnamese rival by surprise. All the judges voted in favour of the reigning World Champion

Nikhat Zareen's bout begins!

Nikhat is on the red corner for the tie and is looking aggressive early on!